Ionic liquid electrolyte

Abstract

An ether-bridged dication is provided with two monovalent cations bonded via a carbon chain having ether group(s). The ether-bridged dication, monovalent cations, and anions are contained together within an ionic liquid electrolyte which is applied to a charge storage device. The ether-bridged dication, the ionic liquid electrolyte, and the charge storage device have operational abilities at room temperatures or below, and a reachable working potential of 3.5 V.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An ionic liquid electrolyte, comprising:
 an ether-bridged dication; 
 at least one monovalent cation; and 
 at least one anion; 
 wherein the ionic liquid electrolyte is formed without organic solvents; 
 wherein the ether-bridged dication has two monovalent cations represented by X 1  and X 2 , and the monovalent cations are bonded through a carbon chain having at least one ether group, wherein the ether-bridged dication has the molecular structure given as follows: 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein X 1  and X 2  are quaternary ammonium cations selected from the group consisting of an imidazolium cation, a pyrrolium cation, a pyridinium cation, a pyrazolium cation, a benzimidazolium cation, an indolium cation, a carbazolium cation, a quinolium cation, a pyrrolidinium cation, a piperidium cation, a piperalium cation, and an alkyl ammonium cation, wherein at least one of X 1  and X 2  is a 1-butyl pyrrolium cation which bonds to the carbon chain of the ether-bridged dication at N atom of the pyrrolium ring; and each of a, b and c is an integral selected from 1 to 10, wherein the ether-bridged dication is 2-20 wt % of the ionic liquid electrolyte. 
       
     
     
       2. The ionic liquid electrolyte according to  claim 1 , wherein the anion is selected from a group consisting of [BF 4 ] − , [PF 6 ] − , a Bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide anion, and a Bis(trifluorosulfonyl)imide anion.